Lewd photo was hack, Weiner says — Rep. Anthony Weiner says social networking identity hacking is to blame for the lewd material that a conservative news website reported was sent from his Twitter and yfrog handles to an unidentified woman from Seattle, Washington.

Undies in a twist over ‘Weiner wiener’ — Call it Weiner-gate. — Twitter followers of Rep. Anthony Weiner were shocked when a lewd photo popped up on his official account late Friday night. — The photo of a bulging male member cloaked in gray briefs was directed to a single Twitter user …

McCain: Palin can beat Obama — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has said he thinks Sarah Palin could defeat President Obama in next year's presidential election, but he's far from certain that she will actually jump into the race. — The GOP's standard-bearer in 2008 also shrugged off …

Sarah Palin's political mystery tour — The New Hampshire Republican Party found out Sarah Palin would be coming to town by hearing about it in the news. — Where would she be stopping? They didn't know. Palin's staff wouldn't even return their calls, leaving them to ask reporters for more answers.

THE ARTS — Cutbacks, changes in Philadelphia Orchestra's new strategic plan — The Philadelphia Orchestra will shrink the number of its subscription concerts 15 percent and cut its artistic budget an equal amount. — International touring will go on hiatus unless it can be fully funded …

Republican Legislators Push to Tighten Voting Rules — MIAMI — Less than 18 months before the next presidential election, Republican-controlled statehouses around the country are rewriting voting laws to require photo identification at the polls, reduce the number of days of early voting or tighten registration rules.

Mitch Daniels Says He Could Have Beaten Obama If He Had Run — ABC News' Jessica Desvarieux reports: — Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels says he has no regrets about his recent decision not to run for the Republican presidential nomination, but says he believes he could have beaten President Obama if he had run.

Iran Vows to Unplug Internet — An Iranian engineer who helped design and run the country's Internet filters says he subtly undermined some censorship until fleeing into exile — Iran is taking steps toward an aggressive new form of censorship: a so-called national Internet that could …

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